✸Bihar CM - Nitish Kumar
➭ Governor - Phagu Chauhan
➭Mangala Gowri Temple
➭Mithila Shakti Peeth Temple
➭Valmiki National Park

12) Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, AVSM, NM has assumed charge as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff from Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC at a formal ceremony held at South Block, New Delhi. Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar is retiring after glorious service of 39 years.
▪️Ministry of Defence :-
➨Headquarters - New Delhi
➨Founded - 15 August 1947
➨Navy day - 4 December
➨Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):- General Bipin Rawat
➨ Chief of the Navy Staff - Admiral Karambir Singh

13) Bvlgari has added Priyanka Chopra Jonas as one of its brand ambassadors.
➨In her role for the brand, the actress-producer will support the Roman high jewellery house in the amplification of its brand around the world, with a particular focus on the themes of women empowerment, diversity and inclusion.
▪️Gujarat:-
➨ CM :- Vijay Ramniklal Rupani
➨Governor :- Acharya Devvrat
➨Nageshwar Temple
➨Somnath Temple

14) Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh released a set of guidelines to provide a well-defined framework and guiding principle to facilitate sharing of biological information and data generated by research groups in the country.
➨Singh also launched the website of the Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC).

15) The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has decided to establish 1,000 Khelo India centres across the country out of which 360 centres have already been notified.
➨Athletes are being selected under Khelo India scheme and will be provided with an annual financial assistance of Rs 6.28 lakh.
➨ He informed 236 sports academies are being accredited across the country under the "Support to National, Regional, State Sports Academies".
▪️Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports :-
👉Headquarters - Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi
👉Minister - Anurag Thakur
👉Formed - 1982 (as Department of Sports)
27 May 2000 (as Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports)

16) India ended a long, excruciating wait of 41 years as they bagged the bronze medal in men’s hockey after defeating Germany 5-4 in the play-off at the Tokyo Olympics.
➨ It is India's third hockey bronze medal in the history of the Olympics. The other two came in 1968 Mexico City and the 1972 Munich Games.

17) The first goods train carrying stone chips to Bangladesh through the revived Haldibari – Chilahati rail link leaves from Damdim station of Alipurduar Division in Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).
➨The Haldibari – Chilahati rail link between India and the then East Pakistan was operational till 1965. This was part of the Broad Gauge main route from Kolkata to Siliguri during partition.
▪️West Bengal :-
👉CM - Mamata Banerjee
👉GOVERNOR - Jagdeep Dhankhar
👉Folk Dances - Lathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Chhau, Santhali Dance
👉Kalighat Temple

18) Indian Naval Ship (INS) Khanjar becomes the first Indian Navy ship to call at the heritage coastal port of Gopalpur in Odisha. The two-day visit which concluded on 02 Aug 21, was organised as part of Aazadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Independence.
▪️Ministry of Defence :-
➨Headquarters - New Delhi
➨Founded - 15 August 1947
➨Navy day - 4 December
➨Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):- General Bipin Rawat
➨ Chief of the Navy Staff - Admiral Karambir Singh

19) NITI Aayog released a report that presents reform pathways that can transform the country's power distribution sector, in a step towards improving policymaking in this area. The report, titled Turning Around the Power Distribution Sector, is co-authored by NITI Aayog, RMI and RMI India.
▪️NITI Aayog :- National Institution for Transforming India
➨Formed - 1 January 2015
➨Preceding - Planning Commission
➨Headquarters -New Delhi
➨Chairperson:- Narendra Modi,


20) Noted author and Padma Shri awardee Padma Sachdev, the first modern woman poet of Dogri language, passed away at a Mumbai